The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-09

stranger for bringing It to me. / i'm.
regretted this, but told my
hush and Of the receipt and contents
OF 1t as soon as I saw him, he telling
my father and brother. I felt indig-
nant at its being brought to me aud at
Its contents; that was why destroyed
1t. Ithrew IL in the fire aud told the
man there was no answer. do not
know why Mr.. ID alton left the Stats or
when, except what my father told me
/ was informed that hs left come time
bet tween the l7th and goth OF July,
1888. Ibid not send him money upon
which to return. | d d not desire his
return. Twas intro iuced to Mr.. Da,-
ton by my mother in January 1884, in
the shoe dep rtmsnt Of MeDken's
store, where he was the cleiking, we
bsing in there for shopping PURPOSES.
| had never 4 him before. There
never was any impure or unchaste re-
lstion between him and myself. In
the early part Of our acqu sintance he
was pleasant, always ready 10 wait
upon me and obliging in his con-
due. There was nothing offensive
or rude or impropsr that he
said or did In my presence. My hus
band did not sgree with me about Mr..
Dalton's attentions toward me. told
him saw nothing and believed he
was wholly innocent in his attentions,
but he disagreed with me and said be
knew men better than / did. told
Mr.. Dalton that his a tentions to ma
were too marked, aud that would
rather he would discontinue them;
that while he had bean vary agreeable
aud pleasant to me, still did not cara
to incur my husbands disp'e sure by
keeping up the friendship with him il
my hush and disliked l.. Mr.. Dalton
seemed to become offended at this,
but he rather seemed to Try to inCrease
his at -ntiC ne, and tho mara TIED to
avoid him the more hs pressed them
upon me, speaking to ms on the rect
until they becams very embarrassing
and enjoying. He would follow me
into the stores and ep ,ak to me, when
il was impossible for me to avoid
sp laking to him without having an
unpleasant scene. l never knew 1t to
BIO fact that he WIS circulating scan-
dals about me until July, 1885, when
my hush and received an anonymous
letter, written and acknow edged
by Mr.. Dalton, ia which he
accused ma OF the gross i'm
proprieties l have mentioned. The
Or we heard of 1t was in ia luary,
1885, when a friend OF my husband
came to him and told him of the cir
culation OF these scandals connecting
my name with Mr.. Dalton's. My hus-
band endesvor, d, with my brothers
assistance, to trace these scandals to
their foundation, going to Mr. Dalton
and demanding il he knew anything
OF them or was the originator Of them.
He said that he heard them, but en-
phatically denied having anything to
do with starting the scandals, and
agreed to 90 with my husband and
brother and try and trace them up,
which he did. MIR. d .lton also stopped
me on the street, expressed his deep
est sympathy, and eaid he would do
anything in his power to stop them,
and denied as, to me ever having
said one unkind thing about me, and
claimed that he was a good friend Of
mine. / never suspt cted him OF i'm
proper motives until last spring, when
he was 30 persistent, and his pt raecu-
tions Increased 30 that I thought he
must have some design in them, but
l had no reason to believe or know
that he was not friend BIZ.
fore that. / had until then no
reason to doubt the truth OF bis
statement that he had nothing to do
with the scandals. Up TO the time he
quit clerking for Menken Bros 1 saw
him very ssld )m, mo tly in passing
through the store, as he went to work
very early and came home very late,
aud l knew comparatively little of
him, He quit Menken's the last time
on account OF a severe illness, which
confine him to his bed for several
weeks, and his place was supplied be-
fore he recovered The relations be-
tween my fathers family and the Dali
tons were OF the friendliest character.
Cd Mr.. Dalton died very suddenly,
blu; oar entire family attended the
funeral. My father assisted in shroud.
lug Mr.. Dalton. We extended to them
all the kindness II Was possible for
neighbors to do, When Mr.. j. I.
Dalton was i'll mamma would 60 over
and cit with him and wait upon him
did not know Mr.. Dalton well
enough to go to his sick room, but
would send him deiclcies from home
that thought he would relish, and
we furnish sd him that entire sum-
mer with butteimilk, that he seemed
to enjoy very much, at the request
OF his mother and aunt, who
seemed very grateful for our kindness
and attention TO him. On one &C.
oasion my husband and myself went
for q doctor, the family being in great
distress. There was frequent visiting
between all members OF the families,
hardly day passing without ii. |
don't remember that Dalton was ever
over here before, but he came over
after his aickness, sometimes alone
aud sometimes with his mother and
sister, he being very fond of music,
which we would have in the psrlor,
his sisters singing. Hs was rec sived
kindly, as we had no object in treating
him otherwise. He seemed grstetul
for our kindness to him while III and
anxious to return II by any accommo-
dating act He often went calling
with my brother, visiting the came
young ladies.
Gross examined by Gen. Chalmers
Il was told by my father that Dalton
acknowledged writing the letter ex.
hibitsd with my deposition excepted
to) and In no other way OF course. l
never saw Mr.. Dalton's handwriting
often enough tn become familiar with
it. went to Bolivar, Tenn in 1885
to visit Mr.. Adams's family, and then
to visit my husbands brother, near
Hickory Valley, and also near Mr.
Adsms's. came home ffom Hickory
Valley. l was away ten days. di.
viding the time between the three
PLACES. / suppose IT. Dalton was 10
Memphis at thSt time, but do not
know. He remAiued in Memphis all
summer aud was here when ] returned
from Bolivar. l came back in the
middle Of August. had half dozen
photos taken at Moyston's that sum-
mer Can't state the month, and don't
know whether IL was before or after
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